The following institutions have redesigned large-enrollment, introductory courses using technology to achieve cost savings as well as quality enhancements.

Course Redesign Exemplars

NCAT recommends the following projects as models of best practice in course redesign. Each is characterized by having achieved improved student learning and reduced cost; each is committed to the ongoing implementation of the course redesign.

The following redesign projects were part of NCAT programs that only required them to complete a pilot redesign (a sub-section of the whole course.) Consequently learning and cost data are for the pilot period only and not for the whole course.

* This project description includes links to a full academic plan, a full cost savings plan, a completed Course Planning Tool (CPT), an interim progress report, a final project report and contact information. The final project report describes the impact of the redesign on student learning and student retention; final cost savings achieved; techniques that most contributed to improved learning and reduced costs; and, an assessment of future sustainability.

+ This project description includes an abstract of the full project plan, a final project report and contact information. The final project report describes the impact of the redesign on student learning and student retention; final cost savings achieved; techniques that most contributed to improved learning and reduced costs; and, an assessment of future sustainability.

^ This project description includes an abstract of the full project plan, a summary of the outcomes achieved and contact information.

> This project description includes an abstract of the full project plan, a summary of the outcomes achieved during a pilot implementation and contact information.

Other Projects

The following redesign projects were part of the NCAT programs listed below. These redesigns experienced a variety of implementation problems such as not redesigning the whole course, not sustaining the redesign in all sections of the course or experiencing significant implementation issues or were only partially successful.

Boise State University: Introduction to Financial Accounting and Introduction to Managerial Accounting
Coppin State University: Technology Fluency
Cosumnes River College: Elementary Algebra
Indiana University of Pennsylvania: Principles of Biology
Lorain County Community College: General, Organic and Biochemistry
Morehead State University: College Algebra
New York Institute of Technology: Introduction to Psychology
Regis University: Essentials of Writing
Southeastern Louisiana University: Intermediate Algebra
The University of North Carolina Charlotte: Elementary Spanish I
Winston-Salem State University: General Biology

Cecil College
College of Central Florida
Cumberland County College
Dakota College at Bottineau
Genesee Community College
Hazard Community & Technical College
Henderson Community College
Iowa Western Community College
Miami Dade College
Mid-State Technical College
Washington State Community College
West Kentucky Community & Technical College

Withdrawn Projects

Anne Arundel Community College
Delgado Community College
Mercer County Community College
Mesabi Range Community and Technical College
Northwest State Community College
Wilbur Wright College

Windward Community College: Introductory Psychology
The University of Hawaii at Manoa, Kapiolani Community College, Leeward Community College, Maui Community College and Windward Community College: Ethnobotany

Delta State University: College Algebra
Jackson State University: Intermediate Algebra and College Algebra
Mississippi University for Women: Intermediate Algebra and College Algebra
The University of Southern Mississippi: Intermediate Algebra

Southeast Missouri State University: College Algebra
Southeast Missouri State University: Spanish
Missouri Western State University: Intro to Business
Northwest Missouri State University: Principles of Management
Truman State University: Health and Fitness

Bowling Green State University: The Curriculum
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College: Information Technology Concepts
Cleveland State University: Introduction to Urban Affairs
Columbus State Community College: The History of Western Civilization
Lorain County Community College: Macroeconomics and Microeconomics
Miami University: Great Ideas in Western Music
Ohio University: Fundamentals of Human Communication
The University of Toledo: Orientation to Engineering Technology